Interdisciplinary
M.Tech. Program
To help businesses
discover, develop, and
deploy new materials twice
as fast, we’re launching
what we call the Materials
Genome Initiative
Barack Obama
(44th president of the United States)
Integrated Computational
Materials Engineering
The M. Tech. program in ICME @ IIT Hyderabad is a unique and cutting-edge
interdisciplinary program designed exclusively for professionals working in
industries and research organizations. The program provides state-of-the-art
training on computational engineering for accelerated design and development
of engineering materials and processes.
ICME provides a unique virtual platform for accelerated innovation of materials
and optimization of processes. It incorporates and integrates different
computational tools, physics-based models across different length- and time-
scales (multiscale models), experimental data, and artificial intelligence (AI),
thus enabling the prediction of material structure and property evolution over a
broad range of spatial scales as a function of processing conditions (e.g.,
temperature, composition, time, etc.). ICME approach is currently implemented
in various critical sectors including automotive, aerospace, maritime, defense
and healthcare, to optimize materials design and to improve existing industrial
processes.
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In our ICME program, students learn to use various computational tools,

multiscale modeling techniques and AI-based techniques for the design and
optimization of materials and processes. It is a 48-credit master’s program that
can be taken over a period of 4 years. Students are required to complete 24 credits
of coursework in a self-defined pace within the first 3 years. Upon completion
of coursework, students are given the opportunity to do 24 credits of a Capstone
Project in collaboration with the industry over a period of one year. If a student
does not want to do 24 credits of project, she/he can graduate with an Executive
M.Tech. degree in ICME.

Aim and Scope

According to the Vision 2040 report by NASA, advances in high performance
computing, high-throughput characterization of materials, integrated
computational materials engineering approaches, and additive manufacturing
have catalyzed modeling and simulation-based design of materials and systems.
The report envisages “a cyber-physical-social ecosystem that impacts the supply
chain to accelerate model-based concurrent design, development and
deployment of materials and systems throughout the product lifecycle …”. This
course teaches the essential tools required to build such a cyber-physical
ecosystem and is particularly relevant when more industries are adopting
Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing.
The purpose of this course is to teach professionals from various industries an
accelerated approach to design materials and products concurrently and
synergistically. This course aims to teach the principles of materials design,
modeling tools at multiple length- and time- scales and their applications in
linking processing-structure-property-performance relations in materials to
address issues related to product design and application.
The students receive an interdisciplinary education where they gain expertise in
various ICME techniques and tools, multiscale modeling of materials, high-
performance computing, optimization, data analytics and machine learning for
accelerated design of materials and processes.
The courses in the program involve numerous examples and case studies, hands-
on tutorials, computational thinking and problem-solving, and lectures from
Industry experts.
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Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to provide state-of-the-art knowledge of ICME,
emphasizing problem-solving and hands-on development and implementation
of computational models and simulations for materials design. The courses
provide in-depth coverage of various aspects of multiscale modeling as well as
applications of AI techniques for accelerated prediction of process-structure-
property relationships.

Some of the major courses are as follows:

• Principles of Materials Engineering

• Introduction to ICME Techniques and Tools
• Optimization and Machine Learning in Materials Science
• Finite Element Modeling and Computational Solid Mechanics
• Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials
• Electronic Structure Calculations
• Atomistic Modeling and Simulations of Materials
• Mesoscale Modeling of Materials Microstructures
• Computational Micromechanics
• Materials Process Modeling
• Concurrent and Parallel Programming
• Information and Tools Integration for ICME (taught by Expert from
Industry)

Course Mode
• There is no residential requirement at IIT Hyderabad. The courses will be
offered in fully online mode on Monday-Friday from 4 pm to 7 pm and on
weekends from 9 AM – 7 PM. The time slots for each course would be sent to
students beforehand so that they can accordingly decide their electives.
Students will have access to recorded video lectures and tutorials through the
entire duration of their coursework.
• There will be plenty of hands-on sessions so that students learn the practical
usage of ICME tools to solve industrial problems. Students will learn the
detailed usage of state-of-the-art software such as ThermoCalc, Dictra, Ansys,
MATLAB, TensorFlow, PyTorch, PRISMS, MOOSE, LAMMPS, Quantum
Espresso, Pycalphad, and Abaqus.
• All examinations will be based on analytical and problem-solving skills which
will involve implementation of numerical models and algorithms and
conceptualization of simulation strategies for materials and process design.
• Students can learn at their own pace and can complete the program in 4 years
from the date of admission.
• The online M. Tech. program is equivalent, in all respects, to the regular M.
Tech. programs offered by IIT Hyderabad.
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Eligibility Criteria
1. This program is for professionals working in the industry or research
organization with a minimum of two years of professional
experience.
2. Candidate should have a BTech/BE or equivalent degree or
ME/MTech/MS or equivalent degree in Metallurgy/ Materials/
Mechanical/ Aerospace/ Production/ Ceramic Eng. or any other
allied Engineering discipline and should have secured first-class in
their bachelor’s degree.
3. GATE score is not required.
4. Applicants are required to submit experience and no-objection
certificates at the time of written test/interview.

Selection Process
1. Candidates must fill application online.
2. The selection will be based on the cut-off criteria set by the selection
committee and an online interview
3. Please visit IITH website https://iith.ac.in for complete information
and application

Course and thesis requirements

• Credit requirement: Candidates shall earn a total of 48 credits
within 4 years from the date of admission into the program.
Candidates shall complete the course credits (24 credits) within
the first 3 years.
• Thesis work: Candidates shall complete the course work in full
(24 credits) to start the thesis work. Thesis will have 24 credits,
consists of two stages: a) Thesis Stage-I: 12 Credits and b)
Thesis Stage-II: 12 Credits)).
• Exit option: After successful completion of the course work in
full (24 credits), candidates may opt to leave the program and
obtain an Executive MTech Degree.
• Candidates are required to carry out their dissertation work
using the available facilities/infrastructure in their parent
organizations. Every candidate is required to identify a guide
from IITH and preferably a co-guide from his/her parent
organization.

Fee Structure
Category
Non-governmental organizations
Government organizations
IITH Alumni
Semester fee must be paid throughout the program duration to keep
the registration alive.
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Revised Fee Details
Rs. 25,000/- per Course Credit
No fee for Thesis Credit
Semester Fee: Rs. 15,000/- per
semester
Rs. 12,500/- per Course Credit
No fee for Thesis Credit
Semester Fee: Rs 15,000/- per
semester
Rs. 12,500/- per Course Credit
No fee for Thesis Credit
Semester Fee: Rs 15,000/- per
semester